To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people in his Department and its predecessors earned over £100,000 in each year since 1997. (167196)

All those employees earning base salaries of more than £100,000 per year are members of the senior civil service. The senior civil service reward framework is designed by Cabinet Office and common to all departments. The pay of all members of the MOJ SCS is within the SCS pay ranges set by Cabinet Office.

Information relating to employees of the magistrates' courts committees prior to the creation of Her Majesty's Court Service in 2005 is not available, therefore the information provided relates to 2004-05 onwards.